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NEWS-WEEKLY
of the Sandhill Territory of North Carolina
Southern Fines and Aberdeen.North Carolina. Friday, March 1, 15M0.
DISTRICT CONTEST
IN DRAMATICS TO
BE STAGED HERE
Raleif^h, Albemarle, Lexington,
Southern Pines School Groups
in One-Act Plays
LOCAL CAST SELECTED
Dramatic groups from Raielgh^ Al.
bomarle and Lexington High School
will compete with the Pine Maskers
in the Southern Pines school auditor
ium, Thursday evening, March 7, at
7:30 for district honors.
Each school will present a ot e-act
play not exceeding 30 minutes in
playing time. Judges for the tour,
■nament nre from the Carolina Play-
makers of Chapel Hill. The Pine
Maskers won first place in last
year’s district tournament against
Durhafnv Needham Broughton and
Hugh Morson High Schools of Ral
eigh, in Raleigh.
The local group wiil present "The
Terrible Meek” by Charles Ranrv
Kennedy, a magnificent plea for the
furtherance of world peace. “The Ter.
rible Meek" was written three and a
half years before the beginning of the
World War. "On the day of produc
tion. copies of the play were sent by
the author to the various monarchs
and presidents, war lords_ leading
statesmen, judges, and other promi.
nent men of all countries. Much for.
vid correspondence ensued, public and
private, official and otherwise: sev
eral of the royal copies wero return,
ed, and tho play was banned in Lon
don. Berlin^ and Petrograd.”
W'ith Armistice Day, the ptuy be.
gan to breathe again. Rapidly, in
creasingly. For the last 15 years.
'■'The "Ten'ible Meek” has been pro.
duced in American and foreign coun.
tries numerous times.
Members of the cast lor th" school
production are:
A Peasant Woman. Hazel Kelley:
A Roman Centurion, Richard Plum,
or; A Roman Legionary, Ifayniond
Hayes.
Kach member of the ra.'t is ex.
perienced. Richard Plumer was a ont.
of last year's contesting group and
Hazel Kelley and Raymond Hayes
have played in several r''cent produc.
tions. Mrs. A. L. Ellis, producer of
last year's play, is directing this
year’s production also.
Schooling Course To Be Built ^BANKS SHOULD DO.
Here For Steeplechase Horses LENDING, HOOD
TELLS RIWANIANS
Big: Demand
Record-Breaking FLirly Reser
vations for Annual
Steeplechases
There are fewer unsold rosei’ved
parking spaces available for the
sixth annual race mceHng of the
Sandhills Steeplechase and Racing
Association than ever before at this
early date, officials of the associa.
tion announced yesterday. They
staled that Requests were coming
from all parts of the country.
Work on the cour.se on the Mid.
land Road was practically com.
pleted this week, and with the
closing of entries on the 10th all
will be in readiness for' the ma.
jor attraction of the year in the
Sandhills.
SEAL SALE NETS
FIRST TIME HERE
Report of (’ounly (’ommittee Re
veals S17<) More Itjiised in I!).'?!)
Than Previous Year
Dr. D. Brewer Eddy To
Speak Sunday Morninjr
Secretary of American Hoard for
Foreign Missions Coming
To Local Church
Dr. D. Brewer Kddy^ secretary of
the American Board of Commission,
ers for Foreign Mi.ssions, with offices
in Boston, Mass., will be the guest
speaked at the Church of Wide Fel
lowship this Sunday morning, Mar.
3rd., at the 11:00 A. M. morning
worship hour.
Dr. Eddy, brother of the also fa.
mous Sherwood Eddy, comes to Sou.
them Pines to bilng a mes.sage on
the theme, "America Faces Strange
Dangers”. This message will be par
ticularly timeiy to all who feel that
there is much of actual and poten
tial danger in today’s world, and
who desire to discover views of this
learned and informed leader in our
thought life. Dr. Eddy’s address will
be concerned further with the prtib
lem as to whether America’s policies
can be Christian policies. He is in
continual touch with Christian mis-
sionnaries the world over and from
them he has been able to glean
greater and more fundamental truth
than most of us are priviledged of
having access to.
BOOK RKMTBW .'IT CIVIC
CLITB THIS .AFTERNOON
The Moore County Tuberculosis
Committee's annml cu.=tom or rnis.
inp >n<’ro money each year than it
did the previous year continues in
loi'ce. Figuris just relcasetl by Mrs.
Thaddfus A. Cheathr^m,, chairman,
leveal tot.-J contributions of $2,05".
U's the first time the sale of those
iittle Cliristnias Seals has topped
•?2,000 in .'.loore county. Last year's
total was $1,881.
The schools of the county helped
put the 103!i campaign over the goal
of .$2,000 which the Committee had
.‘••et for itself. Pupils in the white
.-chools raised $-169, in the colored
schools giantl total of $82S
which is a pretty substantial part of
the county’s grand total of $2,057.
The Pinehurst school, Mr. Tilley,
chaitTiian, raised $13S, anil Mrs. E.
A. West, chairman for the Hemp
school, reported $97.52.
One of the most gratifying things
about this year's Seal Sale was the
fact that contributions came from a
greater number of places in the
county than ever before. Another, the
splendid work of the colored people.
In several towns they raised more
money thar the whites. A number of
colored schools did better than the
white schools in the same towns.
Mrs. Cheatham informs the Pilot
that six new patients have been ad.
nii‘’ted to the State Sanatorium from
Moore county, case.s supported by
the County Committee. "This does
not mean that there is any increase
in the disease here,” Mrs. Cheatham
said. ''There have been a number of
cases on the waiting list for some
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Pinehurst vs. Camden
On Polo Field Sunday
Feature Game of Season on
Schedule, with Sandhills
Seeking Revenge
“The Chinese Are Like That” by
Carl Crowe will be the book review-ed
by Miss Florence Swan at the Sou.
them Pines Civic Club this after
noon, Friday,, at 3:00 o’clock. Mrs.
Anne E. Jacobus of Tufts College,
Mass. and Mrs. Lewis McLaughlin of
StaJford Springs, Conn., guests of
Misa Eleanor "Valentine, the club’s
social chairman, will pour tea, and
all visitors are cordially invited.
Facilities Will He Provided For
Working‘Timber, Brush and
F'lat Horses
A thrilling polo game is on the
Pinehurst sports calendar for Sun.
day, with a strong Camden, S. C.
team coming up for the contest.
The game will draw hundreds of
fans to the No. 2 field, the gallery j
coming from the Sandhills and many
other parts of the state. The game
starts at 3:00 o’clock Sunday after,
noon and the public is invited. Tick
ets may be procured at the gate.
The game will cap all others of
the season In sports Interest and
thrills, since Pinehurst met a 7.6
defeat at Camden earlier In the year
Sundays lineup:
Camden: Kirby Tupper, 1; Charlie
Little, 2; Carl Lightfoot, 3; Joe
Bates, back.
Pinehurst: R. B. Green, 1; Floyd
Carlisle, Jr., 2; Me.Till Fink, 3;
Earl Shaw, back.
Let Bai?/* ;^*‘nd
FIVE CENI'M
(JIKNKY I*. IlOOl)
Southern Pines is to have a steeple.' ^ ^ ercent of Ped-
chase schoohng cour^. Vitally need. I
sary, Says Commissioner
td here since the late Noel Laing's
illne.ss necessitated his discontinu- N (]. HANKS IN FINE SHAPE i
ance of the course he was Ifiying out
near Young's Road, arnmgements \ of the pre.sent lend.
were made this week to build a'*"/ ^ agencies
of the UnitPti States Government
track with both tuuber and brush could and should be handled by our
fcnces on 20 acres ol flat land, just banking institution.s, in the opinion
south of the Mile.Away Stables, Gurney P. Hood, Commissioner of
loaned for the pui pose by Mr. and Banks for North Carolina and presi-
Mrs. W. 0. Moss. Work twill be ‘ip^t of the National A.ssociation of
fitarted at once on hardening the Supervisors of State Banks, Mr. Hood
course and construction of tliu fences, addressed the Sandhills Kiwanis Club
It is planned to put up four brush Wednesd;iy noon at the Southern I
jumps and four timtjer jumps, sini., fiiPs Country Club. PAniTHf nil
ilar to those at tlie Midland Road Hood described the growth of | | N
course of the Sandhills Steeplei hase installment loan busines in this
and 'Kiicing As.socintion. . since the 1937 General Assem.
The lack of suitable facilities here ^ authorized such depaitments in
for schooling timber and brush hoises ^^ate banks, and said that the only
has acted as a deterrent to the at. reason why the federal government
tracting of niBre stables of hunt|^®'-* gone .so deeply into the busine.ss
nice hor.ses to the Sandhills. One'"‘'*'‘* '•*'at bankers generally through. Pulit/er
prominent owner who brought horses country had not developed a '
here this winter was forced to send progi'ani to take over the functions
them on to Camden, S. C., last week in.stallnient lending. Paying a high
to cimci.ition them for the '^'aces j^tribute to Kotiert N. Hanes, of Win-
liere on March Kith. Others are •‘*ton..'>aIi.m. president of the Amer.
kno'.vn to have considered Southern ’‘'“n Hankers Association. Mr. Hood
Pines for winter training but to have listener.s that Mr. Hanes
gone to Camden or Aiken ijecau.se of launcheii such a program
lack of s< hooling facilities. Wiien Mr. ‘"'nd had person.'dy raised $7.')0,000 to
Mo.ss this week offered the use of cdui-iti' and interest these bankers,
his land for a permanent course it .Loans in the State banks of North
was readily accepted by those in. Carolina are now greater than in
teiested in tlie sport locally, and ar. totaliiig in excess of $130,000.-
rangements made to finance the nec. Hood said_ in .nnswer to
ess ary work. those who complain that "the banks
The coi^rse will be approxinjately money these day=!."
one mile around, and wit! be so laid people of Noith
out as to bo suitable for exercising C.irolina shoulil be proud of whnt
fl.'il hoi'ses as well as for schooling happened since 1933, but that
tin^ber and brush hor.ses. A few bur. they should take the pride unto thcm_ attempt "to coor.linate
dies may al.so be put up if there is that it was not the Commis.
NEW HOME FOR
HEALTH CENTER
HERE IS OPENED
Permanent Quarters For Clinics
Result of Two Years Efforts
of Committee
AUSLANDERS ON
MONDAY EVENING
Prize Winner, on Pro^jrani
In Pinehurst
Next Mond.'iy evening March )th,'
the I’inehurst Koruni is offering one
of its outstanding Uterary events,
■ioseph Auslander ami his wile, Au-
(irey Wui'ilema..n in their Poots iiyui.
posiuni."
Mr. Auslandei, who asuie fi'uni his
renown as a poet, has been brcught
to the attention u{ every scliool.chiUI
tiii'ough liis "Winged llotsc " anttiol-,
ofry. is now chief c(msult;.nt of Kng-
iis'h Poetry at the Library of Con.
rii'tss in Wasiiington. He in believed
nriny (I'lnpctent critics to be the
nicst vei.satile of all cunti niporaiy
American poet:i. His work in Wash.
a demand for such jumps by owners
or trainers.
sioner of Rank.-?, not ttie Ki’di'ial De-
po.ojt Insurance Corporation, nor any
other agency that had bro\ight this
recovery about; it was the people
_ _ . thcn-.selves. The pre.sent resources of
ln\ IlHlIOnS IhSUed banks in this state arc the highest
For Hospital Ball *i>st‘>ry, more than t'.vice the to.
tal at the end of 1933. This despite
Indications P(*int to Most Sue-
cessfu! Partv in Hislorv ^'’22.
On March 15th the -system of
(barging fees for small loans, stat.
tlie iicatli'iI'd poetic ('nergios aiul ac-
tivitirs of the Ameiican people, .striv
ing to educate the public in the daily
ii.ses and delight.^ of poetry and le.s.
lorir.f, to its rightful place in the
lives and affections of the American
people."
Mrs. Auslander, who has inherited
i’er literary ability from her great
great g'and.parents. Percy By.sshe
Shelley and Harriet God'.vin Slielley,
i.s the youngest woman to have been
IN WP]ST SOI THERN PINES
The newly acquired permanent
home for the West Southern Pines
Health Center was opened on Wed.
nesday, successfully crowning two
years of effort on the part of Rev.
F, Craighill Brown and his Negro
Welfare to provide satisfactory quar.
ters for local clinics. In the mean
time, for the past tw'o and one.half
years, veneral disease and other din.
ical work has been carried on under
handicaps )in various buildings in
West Southern Pines. Including the
schoolhouse.
The pernaanent home for clinics
and nece.ssary medical treatment for
the colored people of Southern Pines
was recently acquired from the
Home Owners Loan Corporation thru
the efforts of Mr. Brown's Committee
aided by the town of Southern Pines.
It is understood that the County will
provide $1,'')0 a year toward its sup.
port, other than operating and main,
tenance funds coming from contr-i.
The committee will welcome all such
donations toward a worthy and es
sential cause.
Southern Pines inaugurated th«
first free clinic for the trentnient
of venereal diseases in the state. It
is operated by the County Health of.
ficer. Dr. J. Symington, and his
staff. Regular clinics will be held
from 9:30 to 12:00 o'clock each W’ed.
nosday morning, with periodical pre.
school clinics, b.nby clinics, etc.
T'nder a st.nte law. employers of
(domestic labor are required to de
mand a certificate from their em
ployes showing them to be free from
vcnfial disease. Mi'. Brown urges
local employers to see that their
servants have such certificates, send,
ing them to the clinic for examination
otherwise.
Well Aimed Shot Gets
Neffro Jailbreaker
.iwarded the Pulitzer Prize, and also ,
Invitations are going out this week ''ig that his records .showed that these receive it for her
for the annual Charity Ball spon. fees were spelling the difference be. president of the!
sored by the Woman’s Auxiliary of profits and loss in many of women of America and in this,
the Moore County H.-.pital. the lead. n'so she is the ymingest person to
i^.g social event of the .season in the blanks should be run for distinction, and the only
PsndhilU.. The fact that the ball is benefit of their .stockholoers, native to ever hold the
to be held this year on the eve of the stockholders should
pnnual Steeplechase races, plus the •"<’f>ve a fair return on their in. Auslanders are being present-'
fact that there are more than the '‘‘^tinent. ; Forum, through the cour-:
usual number of people in the resort presenting the speaker, J. Tal. Donald Par.son. whose hou.se
section, indicate that the affair ^-ill Johnson of Aberdeen expressed ,ni,ir.g their short
bP by far the most successful In ‘'PP«-‘'fi*ition of the people of Sandhills,
history. North Carolina for Mr. Hood's of hte necessity for their
Tickets for the Plymouth car and t*”' immediate retiiin to Washington,
for the silver fox scarfs to be awardedthe Forum has changed its regular
on the night of the dance have been ^ I date and the event will take place
selling rapidly throughout the week, ,,, ' t’.iis coming Mond.'iy at S:15.
lending ze.st to the occasion. On tcu. SOUthem PineS HorSe
of this, the news that the well known Show Great Success
Sidney orchestra of Washington, MIS.S WINTYEN EI.ECTKI)
D. C., one of the capital’s most pop. Hundreds Witness Fine llunlinjj! BlKl> CM B l UESiDENT
ular dnace bands, \\ill farni.sh the, .)um|)in>r at Country _ ,
music, has been received with fa. Club Rin.ij regular meeti g
vor locally, so that there is ever,v ’ them Pines Bittl Club was attended
reason to believe the ball will be a The first annual Southern Pines hy more than 20 enthusiastic bird^
great success, socially and finan. Horse Show at the new Country lovers. This being the annual meet-
cially. It will be held at the Pine, club show ring last Friday after.' ing the following officers were elec.
hurst Country Club the night of „oon was a brilliant success from all tod for the coming year: Honorary
March 15th. angles. The hundreds who attended President. Mrs. Nellie Sanborn;
witnesses 14 fine classes, mostly hun. President. Mary Keller Wintyen;
EDITOR-PREACHER TO OI\E
SERIES OF TALK.S HERE
ters and jumpers, and were rewarded
with almost perfect performances.
Green Hunters. Won by Ronilad,,
South Down Farms, Fred Wilms-
The Rev. J. A. McMilan, managing' hurst. Spray up. Trophy donated by
editor of "Charity and Chidren,” will Mrs. George W. Johnson,
speak each evening at 8:00 o’clock be. j Hunter Hacks. W’'on by Lucky
ginning: March 4th through the 10th Buck. Mrs. George Watts Hill, Del.
at the Southern Pines Baptist mer Twyman, Durham, up. Trophy
Church in political realms, Mr. Me. donated by Mr. and Mrs. Almet
Millan is one of the best known and Jenks.
most loved men of the state. He has Lightweight Hunters. Won by Ora.
alumni secretary of Wake Forest tion 11, Ernest White, William Me- —
College and in addition to being ed. Cullough, Southern Pines, up. Tro-, phine. the Club n>eets at the New
Itor he is now pastor of the Baptist phy donated by Mr. and Mrs. Harry England House
Orphanage at Thomasville. The lo. M. Vale.
cal Baptist Church is proud lo have! Open Jumping. Won by Little
Vice.President and Secretary, Mias
Louise Haynes; Recording Secretary
Mrs. Cecil Robinson; Treasurer,
Miss Norma Shiring;
Miss Hamilton gave a very inter
esting and instructive talk on the
Nuthatches, all three of which we
have in the Sandhills, Reports were
made on the Bird House Building
Contest which the Club is conduct,
ing among the Boy Scout Troops
of Moore county. Every Tuesday
jnomlng at 9:00 o’clock, rain or
Chief Newton Scores Hit in Heel
After Chasintj Man P’or
Half a >Iile
Southern Pines had a jail break
this week, and it took a well aimed
shot by Acting Chief of Police New
ton to got the breaker back in cus-
tc-dy.
Ellis Baldwin was arrested in Hen.
der.son on a w'arrant from Southern
Pines charging him with obtaining
goods under fal.se pretense, using
another's Iname. He was brought
back here and jailed last Sunday
night. On Monday morning when
Chief Newton opened the door of the
jail to give Baldwin his bre.ikfast,
the negro butted him, knocking New.
ton down, and making a run for it.
Newton pursued him for half a mile,
finally bringing him down with a
shot in the heel. Baldwin is now in
the Moore County Hospital. He is
2.'i, a native of Niagara, and is on
parole from New York .state where
he was arrested in 1937 for robbery.
8H mSTRU^T nEMOCR.VTS
GATHER AT DI NES CH B
Directors of the Southern Pines
secured him for a week’s preaching, Squire, Mrs. William J. Kennedy,
mission and Invites the community to Mickey Walsh, Dedham, Mass., up.
share the privilege.
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Chamber of Commerce transacted
routine business at a meeting held
yesterday noon at the Country Club.
Young Democrats of the Eighth
Congre.st^onal district gathered at
the Dunes Club here on Tuesday
night for one of the most enjoyable
parties in the history of the organ,
ization. Representatives of each of
the 12 counties in the district were
called upon for a few remarks, after
which Forest Pollard, prominent
Durham attorney and president of
the Young Democratic Clubs of North
Carolina, made a stirring address.
The clubhouse was filled to capacity
for the occasion and it was a most
enthusiastic meeting. W. A. Leland
McKelthen, president of the Moore
county organization, welcomed the
visitors. Among the guests was Miss
Isabel Hoey, daught«r of the Gov
ernor.